Means for forming claws in articles of jewelry.



Patented Oct. 2|, |902.

- W. H. FORD &'C. w. STOHLE. MEANS For: Fomma cLAws m ARTICLES(Jl-',.ll-:wl-:Llw

Application led Mar. 24, 1902.)

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4 Patented Oct. 2|, 1902. W. H.' FURD' & C. W. STOHLE.

MEANS FOR FUBMING ILAWS IN ARTICLES 0F JEWELRY.-

(Application led Mar. 24, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES? PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY FORD, OF LOWELL, AND CARL W. STOHLE, OF EVERETT,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO GEORGE W. GREGORY, OF BOSTON,

MASSACHUSETTS.

MEANS` FOR FORMING CLAWS I ARTICLES OF JEWELRY.

l SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent lNo. '7111,560, datedOctober 21, 1902.

Y Application filed March 24, 1902. Serial No. 99|607. (No model.)

To all whom it' Hetty concern:

Be it known that we,W1LL1AM HENRY FORD, residing at Lowell, and CARL W.STOHLE, residing at Everett, county of Middlesex, State ofMassachusetts,citizens of theUnited States, have inventedan Improvementin Means' for Forming'Claws inArticles of J ewelry,of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, isa specification,

Io like characters' on the'drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object the production of a machine by whichto form claws for holding gems-such as diamonds or other I5 semipreciousstones, pearls, &c.-in articles of jewelry-as, for instance,linger-rings-or wherever claws are to be formed for holding and exposinggems. l The machine to be herein described is adapt- 2o ed not only tocut slots in stock 'surrounding a jewel-hole therein to form the clawsand'v to space the slots for the formation of claws at uniform ordesired distances apart, according to the spacing desired, but also toform z 5 and shape claws that are outlined by casting.

The novel machine to be described will con-f tain, preferably, a toolcarrying spindle,

clamping or holding means for the stock to be operated upon, and meansto sust-ain said clamping or holding means, so that it may be tipped toenable the tool used to form the claws, but also so that said means forclampclamp. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail to'be referred to. Fig. 4 showsone form of wall in a ring that may be cut to form claws; Fig. 4b, adetail to be referred to. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the machineshown in Fig. 1.

ing and holding the stock may be rotated step by step to form and shapethe claws one after4 Fig. 6 is an under side View of the carrier andhandle and some attached parts. Fig. 7 is an under side view of theclaw-spacing device. Fig.v '7a shows part of a ring ready to be drilledand reamed, asA shown by dotted lines, to leave a wall to be cut in theformation of claws. Fig. Sis a sectional detail of the sleeve removed,and Fig. 9 is a modification to be described.

The column A, shown as hollow for part of 6o its length, has a suitablefoot A" to stand on a bench ortable. The column shown has suitable studsA2 to loosely sustain sheaves A3, over which runsthe driving-belt A4.The column alsohas suitable extensions A5, bored to constitute bearingsfor a spindle A6, hav, ing a suitable groove, as a, that receives a keyat the interior of a belt-pulley A7, located in the'lspace Vbetween thetwo extensions.

The upper end of the spindle A6 is sustained 7o loosely in a bearing atthe end of` a yoke A8,

'having a stem'A9, that enters the opening in the column, the stem beingso shaped that it cannot rotate in said column. The column Vsustains ashaft B, having a pinion B,Ithat 'engages teeth out in the stem A9, sothat by rotating said shaft'in one or the other direction the 'yoke andspindle may be moved Vertically to secure just-the proper workingposition for the tool B2, that is -held firmly at 8o the end ofthespindle by any usual or suitable chuck, having as one member thereofa -nut B3, conical at its inte-rior, yto act in usual manner on usualjaws carried by the spindle.

The stem of the yoke is loked in'its adjusted 85 position by any usuallocking device, shown as a screWB4, having a head B5, provided with ahandpiece B6, the end ofthe screw meeting, it may be, the side of thestem A9. y

The parts so far described, with the excep- 9o tion of the tool, are ofusual construction and common teso-called sensitive drills, and insteadof vthe parts especially shown any other usual or'known equivalentdevices may be employed.

The tool B2 may vary in its structure according to whether it is to beused to cut or mill stock or to finish the stock smooth or to polish thestock to form a final finish to the claws to be formed in the stock.

The column or some part of the framework will sustain in fixed positiona holder C, preferably of yoke shape (see Fig. 2) and provided withpivotscrews C to constitute pivotal points for a tipping plate C2, saidplate, as herein shown, having ears 2 to be entered by saidpivot-screws, and by turning the pivotscrews in one or the otherdirection the plate may be adjusted in any desired position. The tippingplate is shown as a three-sided frame, and the inner sides of the sidebars c and c thereof are provided with ways c2, (see Fig. 4,) in whichmay slide a carrier C3.

To clamp or accurately lock the carrier in the tipping plate withrelation to the pivots C during the operation of the tool in shaping theprongs, the side bar o of the tipping plate has been slotted, as at c3,and said bar has been provided with a clamping device 04X, shown as ascrew, and by turning the same when the carrier has been properlyadjusted in said plate the carrier'inay be secured or locked in anydesired position, and to change the position of the carrier in thetipping plate according to the size oi" the jewel-hole in the stock weloose the screw, which permits the carrier to be slid in the tippingplate.

The carrier shown is cut out centrally and provided with a ledge c4 toconstitute a raceway for a turn-table D. The turn-table has at itsperiphery a flange CZ, that rests ou the ledge c4, and a cap-ring d',applied to the carrier C3 and acting on a ledge of the turn-table, keepsthe latter seated in the carrier. The turn-table is shown as cut outcentrally, as at d2, and sustains a rest D for the stock D2 to be actedupon. The rest forms part of the stock clamping or holding means, andthe surface of said rest (see Fig. 3) occupies a position in line withthe axis about which the tipping plate turns. The top of the rest mayhave a prick-point 4, (see Fig.`2,) that may aid the workman in settingthe jewel-hole properly on the rest, and preferably the free end of thetop of the rest will be provided with a groove 5, through which chipsleft by the cutter may pass out of the jewel-hole, and so not clog thesame and` interfere with the action of the tool. The rest is shown assecured to the turn-table by a suitable screw 6, and the upper surfaceof the rest may be scored to thus better engage the inner side of thering. The turn -table has a depending handle D3, shown as hollow. (SeeFig. 3.) The handle receives through it means shown in Fig. 3 as athreaded rod D4, having at its upper end a device d? to engage thestock, shown as a finger-ring, and force `said ring closely on the rest,thus clamping and holding the same firmly in place.

The carrier C3 has connected to it by studscrews 7 or otherwise aclaw-spacing device G, shown (see Fig. 7) as a ring having severalseries of holes, said series of holes being marked d d (l2 d3 d, saidholes being arranged iu paths and the number of holes in the differentpaths diering in number, each path containing a number of holes toaccord with the number of claws to be formed, as, say, four claws, aswhen a pin G3 enters any of the series of holes designated CZ saidseries ot' holes being represented as formed in the inner path, (seeFig. 7,) the series of holes d4 providing for twelve claws.

The handle D3, depending from the turntable D, has applied `to it a diskG', provided, as shown in Fig. 5 with an adjustable sleeve G2, in whichis located a spring-actuated pin G3, said spring acting normally toproject the pin through the face of the disk, so that Whenever theturn-table, the handle, and disk are rotated, the pin being for suchpurpose withdrawn from a hole in one of the paths of the claw-spacingdevice, said pin will enter automatically the next hole in the path andlock the turn-table in the position to enable the formation of the clawsin succession. The disk has a series of threaded holes 4, 6, 8, 10, and12, (see Fig. 6,) and said holes may be numbered to correspond with theparticular number of claws that may be formed when the screw-threadedend of the sleeve is made to engage one of the series of threaded holes,the pin G3 engaging either the holes d, d', d2, d3, or d4. When thesleeve G2 occupies any of the holes 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12, the claws andscallops are made in the stock in a particular location with relation tothe shank of the ring, these holes being used when, say, a claw is tostand in the center of the shank of the ring, measuredcircumferentially. When, however, the claws are to be so positioned asto leave a space at the particular point of the shank instead of a claw,then the sleeve will be put into one or the other hole of an auX- iliaryset of holes numbered 6 8' 10 12', and so by simply changing theposition of the sleeve G2 from the holes 6, 8, 10, or 12 into the holes6 8' l0 l2 the claws will be made to stand where the spaces stood whenthe sleeve occupied the position in holes 6 8 l0 12. Therefore bychanging the position of the sleeve in the holes referred to the clawsand spaces may be made to occupy the desired position with relation tothe shank oi the ring.

The stock may, if desired, be formed by dies, and the jewel-hole may besurrounded by a solid wall n, (see Fig. 4%) that may be cut at intervalsto define any desired number of claws.

If desired, the stock may havea solid part n, and said part may bedrilled, as designated by dotted lines at n2, (see Fig. 7%) and thedrilled hole may be reamed to exactly the size of carat or stone to beused. This drilling may be done in the machine herein described by usingin the spindle a suitable drill and thereafter changing the drill for asuitable reamer.

When the claws are to be formed by crosscuttiug a circular hub orprojection n of the IOO stock (see Fig. 4ta) or a circular wallsurrounding a circular jewel-hole, the stock firmly clamped on theturn-table will be tipped to enable the tool B2 to cut a slot of thewidth of the tool used, the slot varying in width according to the sizeof the ring. This first cnt is for spacing the claws, and during thistime the turn-table andA the spacing device are maintained preferablyagainst any rotation whatever one with relation to the other. When,however, the slots to deiine the spacing of the claws have been cut,thereafter the claws must be reduced in width to bring them to the widthdesired, and when doing this it is necessary to rotate the turn-tableslightly in the carrier, that the tool ocoupyinga position in the slotmay enlarge the width of the slot at both sides until the slot or thescallop, which is the finished slot, is of the proper width and the sideof the claw is accurately defined as to its shape. To provide in onegood way for this slight rotary movement of the turn-table, under,however, the control of the workman, I have inserted (see Fig. 3) in thehub of the disk G a stop, shown as a screw 10, having a tapered point,and the point of the screw enters a hole 12 (see Fig. 3) made in thehandle, and by turning said screw out from said hole more or less spaceis left between the tapered point and the sides of the hole, and theextent of partial rotation of the turn-table may be thus controlled toenable the spaces between the claws to be made exactly of the desiredwidth.

The outer end of the pin G3 has a milled nut that may be engaged by handto not only withdraw the pin preparatory to moving the handle,turn-table, and clamped stock between cutting one and the next slot, butby said head the pin may be withdrawn and partially rotated to place aprojection 13, extended from the pin, against the outer end of saidsleeve, to thereby hold the pin so withdrawn that the pin cannot enterthe holes referred to until after the pin is again turned to enable theprojection 13 to enter a notch 14 at the end of the sleeve.

By locking the pin outwardly, as described, any hole in any path may beomitted and any slot cut in the stock may be brought quickly intoposition opposite the tool to enable the side of any claw to beretouched.

To provide for the depth of the slots or scallops made in the stock, theextent to which the turn-table holding the stock may be tipped must beregulated.

To regulate the extent ofthe tipping of the tipping plate carrying theturn table, the frame C is shown as provided with a depthregulatingdevice Y15, shown as an adjustable screw rotatable in an offset stand16, the end of the screw abutting the upper surface of one of the ears 2of the tipping plate, and by adjusting this regulating device the slotsor scallops may be made of any desired depth.

For cutting claws about a circular hole in the stock the carriercontaining the turntable will be set for each size of circular hole andwhen once set will not be reset during the inishing of a ring.

For circular work the carrier will be so vpositioned that the end of thetool will occupy a position eccentric to the center of the jewelhole,and the end of the tool will be positioned with relation to thering-holding clamp to occupy a position distant from the bottom of thejewel holel substantially equal to the depth of the uncut part ofthestock about said hole and below what is to be the bottom of thescallops. By adjusting, therefore, the position of the tool verticallythe bottom of the scallop may be made to incline from the outer side ofthe stock inwardly toward the jewel-hole more or less to leave the innerwall 16 of said hole of any desired depth.

It will be understood that by adjusting the position of the carriersustaining-the turntable with relation to the path of the tool adefinite pivotal point is gained, about which the carrier, turn-table,and stock may tip, and this tipping-point may be varied according to thevaried adjustments of the carrier, the size of the jewel-hole in thering, and the inclination and depth desired for the scallops.

The tipping-point of the carrier is always a little outside of thepivotal point of the tipping frame on the screws C', and the diiferencesbetween these centers detine the eccentricity between the position ofthe tool and the center of the jewel-hole in the stock.

For cutting the claws about jewel-holes other than round the ring isfirst centered or clamped, as for all round work; but aftereachoperation of the tooland the cutting of a slot to define or form aclaw the clamp 04X is loosened, and the carrier and turn-table arechanged in their position in the tipping plate to secure for the stockthe same position with relation to the tool prior to each cut that thestock and tool occupied when making the iirst cnt to outline a clamp,and, if desired, the regulating device may-be adjusted tol determine theinclination or shape of the bottoms of the scallops or spaces betweenthe claws.

With an expert workman the stop or device to limit automatically thepartial to-andfro movement of the turn-table when widening the spacesbetween the sides of the claws need not be used.

Referring to Fig. 3, the tubular portion of the handle D3 has a suitablepin 20, that enters an annular groove in a nut 21,'screwed onto thethreaded part of the extension of the threaded rod D4, shown as havingthe fin- -ger to enter the nger-ring and aid in seating it on the restD'. The rotation of the nut 2l enables the rod D4 to be movedvertically, that the projection di at its upper end may engage a ring ofany finger size and retain it on the rest D. The tubular part of thehandle D3 is shown as surrounded bya threaded IIO v sleeve 23, that inturn is surrounded by a tapering nut 24.

To denne the exact position of the carrier in the `plate sustaining itand the position of the stock with relation to the tool, andconsequently the depth of the cut made by the tool, the plate G has beenprovided with an ear p, having threads with which coact threads 28 of arotatable shaft 29, having connected loosely therewith at its inner enda block 30, in turn pivoted upon a stud 3l, extended from the plate C2.By rotating the shaft 29 when the clamping device cAL is loosened thecarrier C3 and turn-table may be slid accurately in said plate for anydesired direction, according to the work to be done. To hold the ring onthe rest D by pressure from the outside of the ring, the turn-table (seeFig. 2) is provided with two clamps 32, hinged or pivoted at their outerends to the turn-table. (See Fig. 3a.) Each clamp is provided with aslot, through which rises a screwpost 33, erected on the turn-table, therotation of nuts 34 on said post causing said clamps to seat the ringrmly on the rest D and keep it seated while the tool acts to cut thestock. Y

As a modification in the clamping means to act on the exterior of thering and seat it on the rest we may use a pair of jaws m, the actingfaces of which are located above the turntable and Contact with theexterior of the ring, the closing movement of the jaws acting to seatthe ring iirmly on the surface of the rest D', the jaws m being actuatedby the tapering nut 24 or in any other usual manner.

'[he holder C is shown as provided with a button 35, that may be turnedto enter a slot 36 iu the frame C2 whenever it isidesired for any reasonto lock the plate in horizontal position while the tool acts on thestock.

The claws of the ring to be formed in this machine may be cast with andproject from the shank of the ring in usual manner, and the sides of theclaws of such a ring when clamped on the rest may be acted upon andformed to the required thickness, and the scallop between the claws maybe made of the proper width and depth.

The invention herein shown is not limited to the exact shape orconstruction of the diferent parts illustrated, and the construction ofthe parts may be variously modified without departing from the gist ofthe invention as expressed in the claims, we intending to cover anyknown or equivalent devices.

We believe that we are the first to form the claws and spaces in anarticle of jewelry by means of a tool carried by a spindle, thelongitudinal axis of the tool being in line with the longitudinal axisof the spindle, and also to employ with such a tool any means whateverfor tipping the means sustaining the ring, so that the tool will act onthe sides of the claws, and also to rotate the means employed to clampthe ring in position that one claw after another may be formed, and alsothe first to provide spacing means by which to adjust the means holdingthe ring in one and then in another position that the claws may bespaced uniformly apart and the number of the claws be changed to suitthe customer.

The carrier C3 maybe provided with a scale (see Fig. 2) by which toaccurately adjust the carrier in the tipping plate to thereby securegreater exactness in the work to be done.

The yoke .A8 has a depending pin h, held in position by a set-screw h',and the lower end of this pin, when the yoke AS is lowered to put thetool B2 in working position in the jewel-opening, meets the stop h2 andinsures for the end of the tool B2 exactly the proper distance above therest D, that the depth of the edge 16X, surrounding the jewel-openingclose to the inner side of the ring next the nger, may be of any desireddepth, or so that the inner ends of the scallops will not meet the innerside of the shank of the ring.

Having described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. In a machine of the class described, a spindle, a cutting-tooltherein, a turn-table, means to clamp and hold in position on saidturn-table a ring having a hole to contain a jewel that the tool mayenter said hole, means to tip the means for clamping the stock, andmeans to regulate the extent of tipping movement to the stock that thetool may cut a slot of the desired depth.

2. In a machine of the class described, a spindle having a cutting-tool,means to clamp and hold a ring, means to enable the means holding thering to be tipped that the tool may form the claws, and means to enablethe means for holding the ring to be revolved for a short distance inone and then in the opposite direction to enable the space between thesides of adjacent claws to be widened as desired.

3. In a machine of the class described, a spindle having a tool, meansto axially rotate said tool, a turntable,means sustained thereby forclamping and holding a finger-ring, and means to sustain said turn-tableand permit it to be rotated and tipped as the tool acts to form theclaws.

4. In a machine of the class described, a

spindle having a milling-tool, means to clamp and hold a linger-ringhaving a jewel-opening intersecting the finger-hole to be entered bysaid tool, a turn-table sustaining said ringholding means,a carriersupporting said turntable, and means to sustain said carrier, themovement of said carrier and turn-table in a plane to intersect thelongitudinal axis of the milling-tool causing the tool to cut the clawof a ring outwardly from said jewel-opening.

5. In a machine of the class described, a tool-carrying spindle, atipping plate, a carrier therein, means sustained by said carrier toclamp and hold a ring, means to adjust the said carrier and said ringthat the tool in IOO IIO

forming the claws as the plate and ring are tipped will form the bottomsof the slots between the claws to the desired depth and inclination. v

6. In a machine of the class described, a spindle carrying acutting-tool, means to sustain a ring while its claws are being formed,

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means to enable the means holding the ring to be tipped while formingthe sides of the claws, and spacing means to enable the claws to beuniformly spaced.

7. In a machine of the class described, a spindle provided with acutting-tool, a tipping plate having its pivotal point substantiallyintersecting the longitudinal axis of the tool, a rest to sustain a ringwhile its claws are formed, said rest. occupying a positionYsubstantially in line with the pivots about which the tipping plateturns, a turn-table sustaining said rest, a carrier adjustable in saidtipping plate and sustaining said turntable, and means to adjust saidcarrier in said tipping plate that the ring may tip about an axisparallel to the axis ofthe tipping plate at one side thereof.

8. In a machine of the class described, a spindle having a cutting-tool,means to sustain, clamp and hold a ring having a jewelopening, means toadjust the means sustaining, clamping and holding the ring to place thecenter of the jewel-opening eccentric to the longitudinal axis of thespindle,and means to tip the ring sustaining clamping and holding meansthat the tool in forming the sides of the claws may incline the bottomsof the scallops between the claws uniformly and leave at the inner endof the jewel-opening an uncut wall.

9. In a machine of the class described, a turn-table, means sustainedthereby to clamp and hold a ring, a carrier in which said turntable isrevoluble, a freely-tipping plate on which said carrier is slidablymounted, means to lock the carrier in its adjusted position, and adepth-regulating device to limit the extent to which said carrier may betipped.

10. In a machine of the class described, a turn-table having a handleprovided with a hole, a carrier to sustain said turn-table, a disksurrounding said handle, and provided with a tapering screw to enter theholein the handle, the turning outwardly of said screw enabling theturn-table to be moved circularly for a definite distance.

11. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable spindle, a toolcarried thereby, means to clamp and hold the stock to be cut by thetool, a freely-tipping pivoted plate to sustain the means for clampingand holding the stock that the plate and stock may be tipped about thepivotal point of the plate while the tool acts to outa slot of thedesired depth in the stock.

12. In a machine of the class described, a spindle, a tool carriedthereby,means to clamp and hold a finger-ring, means to tip the meansfor clamping and holding the ring while the claws are being formed,spacing'ineans, and means coacting with said spacing means to change thelocation of the claws and spaces with relation to the shank of the ringas described.

13. In a machine of the classdescribed, a rest to enter and sustain aring, means to seat the interior of the'ring firmly on said rest, andmeans to tip the rest and the ring thereon that a tool may formjewel-holding'claws on the ring.

14. In a machine of the. class described, a spindle, a tool carriedthereby, the longitudinal axis of the tool'coinciding with thelongitudinal axis of the spindle, means to sus. tain a ring, and meansto change the relative positions of the ring-sustaining means andspindle during the rotation of the spindle and tool to form claws on theshank of the ring.

15.l In a machine of the class described, a tool-carrying spindle, atipping plate, pivots to sustain said plate, a carrier slidably mountedin said plate, means supported by said carrier to sustain a ring inwhich the claws are to be formed, and means to clamp the carrier in saidtipping plate that the axial center of the ring in the tipping movementof thecarrier and tipping plate may turn in the arc of a circleeccentric to the pivots sustaining the tipping plate to thereby definethe depth of the scallops between the claws.

16. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable spindle having atool coincident with the longitudinal axis of the spindle, rotatablering sustaining and clamping means, means to change the relativepositions ofthe rin g-sustainin g means and the tool while form-v ingthe sides of each claw, and spacing means to control the extent ofkrotation of the ringsustaining means step by step to enable the clawsto be spaced uniformly.

17. A spindle carrying a cutting-tool, a carrier having a turn-tableprovided with means to sustain an article of jewelry, a tipping plate inwhich said carrier is slidably mounted, the pivotal point of said plateintersecting a line extended through the longitudinal axis of saidspindle, a shaft sustained independently of said carrier and havingaworm operatively connected with said carrier, said shaft in itsrotation sliding said carrier to position accurately the article ofjewelry with relation to the cutting-tool, preparatory to tipping saidplate and forming claws around an elongated hole in the article ofjewelry.

18. A tool-carrying spindle, a carrier provided with a threaded ear, aturn-table sustained by said carrier and provided with means to sustainan article of jewelry, a plate in which said carrier is slidablymounted, and a rotatable shaft pivoted on the frame of the machine andprovided with a worm that may be made to engage said ear and change theposition of theoarrier in the plate sustaining the carrier after eachoperation of the tool in forming a claw to thereby enable theposition ofthe article of jewelry to be changed with- IOO IIO

relation to the tool prior to each operation thereof according to thework to be done.

19. In a machine of the class described, a turn-table, a rest to enter aring, and clamping means acting on the outer side of the body of thering to hold it seated firmly on said rest.

20. In a machine of the class described, a turn-table, and a rest tosustain a ring, said rest having a groove for the discharge of chips.

21. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, means to sustain thesame, a turntable mounted in said carrier, a handpiece connected Withsaid turn-table and extended downwardly therefrom through the carrier, aring-rest connected with said turn-table, and means to clamp a ring onsaid rest.

22. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, means to sustain thesame, a turntable mounted in said carrier, a handpiece connected withsaid turn-table, a ring-rest connected with said turn-table, and meansto clamp a ring on said rest, and means to clamp the carrier in anyposition in which it may be adjusted.

23. A spindle having a tool, a carrier having a turn-table to support aring to be acted upon by said tool, a carrier-sustaining plate pivotedto turn about an axis intersecting the longitudinal axis of the spindle,means to adjust said carrier, turn-table and ring-support that thelongitudinal center of said turn-table may be located at one side of thetipping-line ofsaid plate according to the diameter of the hole in thering having the claws.

24. In a machine of the class described, a turn-table, a rest to enter aring, and clamping means acting against the interior of the ring,r tohold it firmly on said rest.

25. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, means to sustain thesame, a turntable mounted in said carrier, a handpiece connected withsaid turn-table, a ring-rest connected with said turn-table, and meansto,

clamp a ring on said rest.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY FORD. CARL W. STOHLE. Vitnesses:

Guo. W. GREGORY, WM. WARD TUTTLE.

